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Table 5 Meta-Analysis of odds ratios of post-COVID consequences in hospitalized COVID-19 patients versus non-COVID-19 hospitalized patients

From: The burden of persistent symptoms after COVID-19 (long COVID): a meta-analysis of controlled studies in children and adults

Sign/symptom/condition

Hospitalized COVID-19 versus hospitalized for other indications

Studies (No.)

Pooled odds ratio (95% CI)

I2%

Fatigue

4

0.94 (0.65–1.36)

57.2

Brain fog

3

1.19 (0.51–2.76)

62

Headache

3

0.86 (0.77–0.96)

0

Anxiety

4

1.04 (0.51–2.10)

78.2

Sleep disorders

3

0.89 (0.8–0.98)

0

  1. Vs. versus, No. number, CI confidence interval